A man who said he couldn't get a job because he had the word "DEVAST8" tattooed across his face has had the first of 12 laser removal sessions. Mr Cropp accepted an offer to have the tattoo removed from his face for free by Briar Neville, a senior laser technician at Sacred Laser in Kingsland, Auckland. He attended the first of 12 laser removal sessions, to have the "DEVAST8" tattoo removed. Posted By Persist